Hi all,
The Clay-colored Sparrow that Jay and Livia found on Lick Street, in
Summerhill, is still there. I spent a good amount of time birding the area, but
didn't have any luck re-finding it until I was almost back to the car at the
north end of the tree farm. It was singing from the east side of the road a
series of 5-7 buzzy notes. I managed to get a decent view before it flew to the
Christmas trees. It continued to sing the long series of buzzes then recrossed
back to the field side. Jay said it was singing softly when he found it and I
too thought the song was very soft. I don't think it could be heard well more
than 50 feet away, especially with the Blue-winged Warblers buzzing away. All
the other sparrows seem to really belt it out.
I was glad to spend extra time here because it's really quite birdie. I
heard a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, but wasn't able to see him. There were
several Phoebes, a pair of Kingbirds, Blue-winged Warblers, House Wrens, many
Cedar Waxwings, Brown Thrasher, Towhees and gazillions of C. Yellowthroats. The
area is also a Field Sparrow magnet and I was able to see many of them as they
seemed to sing everywhere.
Happy birding,
Gary
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